Now that an initial verdict has come down against D2L for infringing on Blackboard's patent, a number of issues remain up in the air including the practical implications of the injunction against D2L, a review of the original Blackboard patent, and an appeal to the verdict by D2L.
Here are the best resources I have found for following these developments:
Desire2Learn's patent blog
http://desire2learn.com/patentinfo/
* D2L has provided a great deal of information throughout the process. Obviously, their comments must be constrained by their legal counsel.
Barry Dahl's Desire2Blog
http://desire2blog.blogspot.com/
* Barry is the Vice President of Technology & the Virtual Campus at Lake Superior College which is a D2L customer. Barry seems to have the ear of D2L and their CEO John Baker which makes for interesting content on his site that is frequently updated.
e-Literate by Michael Feldstein
http://mfeldstein.com
* Michael is a product manager for Oracle and former online learning leader at SUNY Learning Network. In addition to his insightful commentary and useful links, he recently hosted an eye-witness account of the Bb-D2L trial on his blog.
The NOSE by Alfred Essa
http://tatler.typepad.com/nose/
* Al is the Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy CIO at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. He frequently writes about e-learning, open source, and specifically the Bb-D2L patent issue. MNSCU is also a D2L customer.
Let me know if you recommend other similar resources.
UPDATE: OK, in all fairness, I should also link to Blackboard's patent site:
http://blackboard.com/patent/
Just compare it's content with that of D2L's patent info site. The recent letter to the "Blackboard Community" has been loosely translated by Barry Dahl. Enjoy.
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